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Where does “nulaižyti” come from?

nulaižyti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian nu-, from Lithuanian nuo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nulaižyti (Lithuanian): to lick away; to lick off

Definitions

  1. to lick away; to lick off

Ancestry of “nulaižyti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniannu-describes an action's movement downward;...
2Lithuaniannuofrom, off, out of; from; since; due to; for, of;...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōon, onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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